班长
HSK 2 (2021)
班长 (bānzhǎng) · class monitor
班长 (bānzhǎng) means “class monitor; team leader”. It is written with 2 characters: 班 (class) + 长 (long). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 班长 is built
The characters
班 bān · class
What 班 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Cutting 刂 a piece of jade 王 in two, symbolizing two classes (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
长 cháng · long
What 长 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是我们的班长。Tā shì wǒmen de bānzhǎng.He's our class monitor.
谁是你们班的班长？Shéi shì nǐmen bān de bānzhǎng?Who is your class monitor?
Questions about 班长
What does 班长 mean?
班长 (bānzhǎng) means “class monitor; team leader”.
How do you pronounce 班长?
班长 is pronounced bānzhǎng.
Which HSK level is 班长?
班长 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 上班shàngbānto go to work
- 下班xiàbānto finish work
- 班级bānjíclass (of students)
- 航班hángbānflight
- 加班jiābānto work overtime
- 培训班péixùnbāntraining class
- 值班zhíbānto be on duty
- 班bānclass
- 队长duìzhǎngcaptain
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
Learn 班长 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.